Lanka Premier League: 50% fans allowed in stadium, tickets up for sale

The second edition of the Lanka Premier League (LPL) is all set to get underway on December 5, with the final scheduled on December 23. After the immense success of the tournament in its first edition, fans were keenly waiting for the second season but COVID-19 forced the organisers to postpone the tournament multiple times.

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However, the event will finally see daylight on December 5. The tournament will see several cricketing icons, including the likes of Faf du Plessis, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ben Dunk among others grace the cricket field. The league matches of the tournament will be played at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, while the knockouts will be held at the Mahinda Rajapaksa International Stadium, Hambantota.

In another massive development, the Sri Lanka health ministry has allowed 50% crowd in the stadiums. This is a massive boost as fans in the stadium add to the charm of the event and also charge up the players. The tickets are up for sale on BookMyShow and Daraz, which is the official digital partner of LPL.

Meanwhile, Sri Lanka Cricket Board, Health Ministry and IPG will ensure that spectators follow all COVID-19 protocols like wearing masks and maintaining social distancing during their stay at the ground.

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Commenting on the development, Diptendu Sawn – Country Head, BookMyShow (Sri Lanka) said, “BookMyShow is honored to be partnering with The Lanka Premier League 2021 as the official ticketing partner. This collaboration will allow us to share our joint passion for cricket with the local cricket fans throughout Sri Lanka and celebrate our shared commitment to sporting excellence. It is a great honour to have the support of our long-time partner Sri Lanka Cricket helping us bring this phenomenal series to our audiences.”

Anil Mohan – Founder and CEO of Dubai-based production giant IPG, the official promoter of LPL commented “No tournament is complete without its fans and therefore we are delighted to announce that we will allow fans in the stands up to 50 percent capacity in the stadium for the second season of the Lanka Premier League. The health of the fans and all the personnel involved in LPL is our highest priority and therefore we will ensure that all the Covid-19 measures are followed during all the games.”

Heshan Perera – Head of Marketing (Daraz), said “We are very excited to take our partnership with the Lanka Premier League to another level, by enabling ticket sales for the LPL series on Daraz. While live streaming the matches as the Digital partner for the tournament, we are also delighted that we can provide the opportunity to cricket fans to purchase their tickets to watch the matches in person. Daraz always puts customer experience and convenience to the forefront, and with this we have taken another step towards fulfilling it.”